This is a list of songs which reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 (or Pop Songs) chart in 2012.
During 2012, a total of 19 singles hit number-one on the charts.
† | Indicates best-performing single of 2012 |
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
January 7 | "We Found Love" | Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris | [1] |
January 14 | [2] | ||
January 21 | [3] | ||
January 28 | [4] | ||
February 4 | "It Will Rain" | Bruno Mars | [5] |
February 11 | "The One That Got Away" | Katy Perry | [6] |
February 18 | "Good Feeling" | Flo Rida | [7] |
February 25 | "Set Fire to the Rain" | Adele | [8] |
March 3 | [9] | ||
March 10 | [10] | ||
March 17 | [11] | ||
March 24 | "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" | Kelly Clarkson | [12] |
March 31 | [13] | ||
April 7 | [14] | ||
April 14 | [15] | ||
April 21 | "Glad You Came" | The Wanted | [16] |
April 28 | "We Are Young" | Fun featuring Janelle Monáe | [17] |
May 5 | [18] | ||
May 12 | [19] | ||
May 19 | [20] | ||
May 26 | [21] | ||
June 2 | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Gotye featuring Kimbra | [22] |
June 9 | [23] | ||
June 16 | [24] | ||
June 23 | "Call Me Maybe" | Carly Rae Jepsen | [25] |
June 30 | [26] | ||
July 7 | [27] | ||
July 14 | "Payphone" | Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa | [28] |
July 21 | [29] | ||
July 28 | [30] | ||
August 4 | [31] | ||
August 11 | "Wide Awake" | Katy Perry | [32] |
August 18 | [33] | ||
August 25 | "Lights" † | Ellie Goulding | [34] |
September 1 | "Wide Awake" | Katy Perry | [35] |
September 8 | [36] | ||
September 15 | "Give Your Heart a Break" | Demi Lovato | [37] |
September 22 | "Whistle" | Flo Rida | [38] |
September 29 | [39] | ||
October 6 | "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" | P!nk | [40] |
October 13 | "One More Night" | Maroon 5 | [41] |
October 20 | [42] | ||
October 27 | [43] | ||
November 3 | [44] | ||
November 10 | [45] | ||
November 17 | [46] | ||
November 24 | [47] | ||
December 1 | [48] | ||
December 8 | "Die Young" | Ke$ha | [49] |
December 15 | [50] | ||
December 22 | [51] | ||
December 29 | "Locked Out of Heaven" | Bruno Mars | [52] |